Showing results for "The Wager" in Literature & Fiction

Lady Theodosia Dundas has spent years reveling in her role as the ton’s most scandalous villain. Known for spreading gossip, ruining reputations, and cutting down anyone who flaunts their happiness before her, while she’s sold to a decrepit viscount. But widowhood has its perks. Harcourt Eliot, Earl of St. Germans, has spent his life drowning his demons in brandy, women, and cards. Determined to right his father’s wrongs, he wins back an estate his father lost long ago… only for Theodosia, his sister’s best friend, to arrive at his door, ready to claim the home for herself.

When 18th-century young lady Bella Rushdale finds herself fierely attracted to handsome landowner Lucerne Marlinscar, she does not expect the rival for her affections to be another man. However, the handsome and decadent Marquis Pennerley has desired Lucerne for years, and when they are brought together at the remote Lauwine Hall for a country party on the Yorkshire Moors, he intends to claim him.

Bella’s Wager is a steamy, high-stakes erotic short from the Spatial Sensations series that dares to ask: what if your fantasy was one bet away? Bella is brilliant, bold—and bored. Tired of playing it safe, she dares herself into a wager that leads straight to Harold: the older, off-limits man who’s been quietly watching her from across the room… and across the years. But this isn’t just lust. It’s a slow-burn ignition of power, submission, and control wrapped in the intimacy of skin and secrets.

In this third tantalizing installment of the Duchess Diaries Series, the audacious Lilly, the dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and Lady Anne embark on a daring game. The stakes are as scintillating, as they are shocking. The young and innocent Lady Jane has entered the scene. Intent on saving her from the potentially harsh realities of the marriage market, Lilly and Anne devise a cunning plan. They will test the mettle of Jane's suitors in a way only they can—through seduction.

Thomas is offered an opportunity to visit Las Vegas with his wife, Melissa, to kick-start the opening of a new store. Neither husband nor wife have been to the famed Sin City or have even entertained the notion of gambling. But when the eager, sultry housewife cuts her gambling teeth at the poker table, the two find themselves unexpectedly gambling more than they ever thought!